Seafarer dies in Maersk containership fire

The Panama Maritime Authority (AMP) has reported that one seafarer died after the newly built container ship Maersk Frankfurt (IMO 9969065) suffered an explosion on July 19th that caused a fire while the vessel was in the Arabian Sea near the coast of India, en route to Colombo, Sri Lanka. The AMP said that “the…

Carriage of iron ore fines from Goa and Indian west coast ports

Mark Dunbar, Surveys Manager at West P&I, has said that the Club had been advised that iron ore exports were expected to restart from Goa and other west coast ports in India, with first shipments expected in early October 2024, after the ending of the SW monsoon. He noted that mining activity and export of…

Allision off Singapore, oil tankers damaged, on fire

Two large oil tankers, one of them a part of the “shadow fleet” were on fire on Friday after alliding in waters near Singapore. Two crew members were airlifted to hospital, while others were rescued from life rafts, authorities and one of the companies said. Singapore-flagged tanker Hafnia Nile (IMO 9766217) and Sao Tome and…